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Bonnie Cone Memorial

Bonnie Cone Memorial from directly overhead

Bonnie Cone Memorial is a historic site in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 216 m. Spencer Mountain stands 375 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Van Landingham Glen, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Uwharrie Scenic Road passes 11 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Access
Permitted

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates35.30635, -80.72802

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • East Main Quad: 0.1 mi
  • Arts Quad: 0.2 mi
  • West Main Quad: 0.4 mi
  • University Meadows Park: 0.9 mi
  • Kirk Farm Fields: 1.1 mi
Attractions
Museums: 33
Nature reserves: 28
  • Ribbonwalk Nature Preserve: 5.3 mi
  • Clarks Creek Nature Preserve: 5.5 mi
  • Clarke Creek Wetlands And Rookery: 6.3 mi
  • Sherman Branch Nature Preserve: 6.8 mi
  • Evergreen Nature Preserve: 7.3 mi
Gardens: 27
Peaks: 6
Beaches: 5
  • Ramsay Creek Park Beach: 14.7 mi
  • SHOAL: 18.6 mi
  • South Point Beach: 19.0 mi
  • SHOAL: 19.1 mi
  • Sailing Beach: 22.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 12.6 mi
  • I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 12.9 mi
  • North Carolina Welcome Center: 16.6 mi
  • South Carolina Welcome Center: 19.8 mi
Springs: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Carowinds Grove: 18.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bonnie Cone Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spencer MountainW 268°375 m21.9 mi
Reese MountainWNW 291°325 m23.3 mi
Berry MountainWSW 255°281 m20.7 mi
Capps HillW 264°244 m8.0 mi
Red HillSSE 165°228 m17.2 mi
Polk MountainSE 128°205 m23.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2719:0119:35
June solstice06:0920:0420:42
September equinox07:1218:4819:21
December solstice07:2916:3617:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414451606977807972615144
Precip in3.73.14.14.03.74.75.34.54.23.53.53.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Concord, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/169460851

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